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• IFRS Foundation announces ISSB Vice-Chair and Special Advisor to the ISSB Chair

• 27 Jan 2022

• The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have announced the appointment of Sue Lloyd as Vice-Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). In addition, Janine Guillot has been appointed as Special Advisor to the ISSB Chair.

• IFRS Foundation announces ISSB Chair

• 16 Dec 2021

• The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have appointed Emmanuel Faber to lead the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

• IFRS Foundation creates new sustainability standards board

• 03 Nov 2021

• The IFRS Foundation has announced the creation of its new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) that will develop a comprehensive global baseline of high-quality sustainability disclosure standards to meet investors’ information needs.

• Climate-related disclosures prototype

• 03 Nov 2021

• The IFRS Foundation has released a climate-related disclosures prototype that is the proposal of the Technical Readiness Working Group (TRWG) for the first thematic standard of the ISSB.

• General requirements for disclosure of sustainability-related financial information prototype

• 03 Nov 2021

• The IFRS Foundation has released a general requirements prototype that is the proposal of the Technical Readiness Working Group (TRWG) for a general presentation standard of the ISSB.

• G20 supports IFRS Foundation sustainable standard-setting

• 01 Nov 2021

• The Group of 20 (G20) has released its G20 Leaders' Declaration from the G20 Leaders' summit held in Rome on 30-31 October 2021.

• European Union asked to follow a global baseline approach to ESG reporting

• 26 Oct 2021

• Supported and coordinated by the European Round Table for Industry, the Value Balancing Alliance, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Economic Forum, 57 organisations have sent an open letter to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union calling on them to align upcoming European sustainability reporting standards with globally consistent and comparable performance metrics and disclosures.

• IFRS Foundation publishes webcast on the Technical Readiness Working Group

• 07 Oct 2021

• The IFRS Foundation has published a webcast which provides an introduction of the Technical Readiness Working Group (TRWG) members, summary of its work programme, and an expected timeline of the TRWG.

• Trustees decision on the ISSB expected in October

• 28 Sep 2021

• The IFRS Foundation Trustees held a video conference on 20 September 2021.

• IFAC calls on G20 leaders to focus on sustainability reporting

• 16 Sep 2021

• The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has released 'Four themes, two actions, one goal: G20 Call to Action 2021' urging G20 leaders to continue their commitment to sustainability, inclusion, prosperity, and global collaboration.

• IFAC calls on stakeholders to prepare now for global sustainability reporting standards

• 10 Sep 2021

• The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) published a framework for implementing global sustainability standards at the local level. It focuses on the May 2021 'building blocks approach'. IFAC believes that jurisdictions must begin examining how global standards that the envisioned International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) would develop can fit together with sustainability-related reporting requirements set at the jurisdictional level.

• Germany and Japan offer to host the ISSB headquarters

• 02 Sep 2021

• Since the start of 2021 the IFRS Foundation Trustees have worked towards the potential creation of a new standard-setting board within the existing governance structure of the IFRS Foundation. Two offers to host the headquarters of that new body have now become publicly available.

• New resource page on the IFRS Foundation Trustees' sustainability reporting initiative

• 01 Sep 2021

• We have set up a new resource page on IAS Plus that pulls together information regarding the background, an overview of developments, and news regarding the IFRS Foundation Trustees' project on sustainability-related reporting.

• Canada offers to host the ISSB headquarters

• 29 Jul 2021

• On 26 July 2021, the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation held an additional meeting by video conference to review progress towards the proposed establishment of an International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) within the governance structure of the IFRS Foundation.

• Panel discussion with Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees

• 16 Jul 2021

• On 11 July 2021, the Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, Erkki Liikanen, took part in a panel discussion that was part of a conference was organised by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Bank of Italy to coincide with the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting in Venice.

• G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors support FSB roadmap, welcome IFRS Foundation Trustees sustainability initiative

• 10 Jul 2021

• The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met in Venice on 9-10July 2021. Their final communiqué also comments on sustainability reporting.

• Recording of the Trustees' webinar on their sustainability initiative

• 07 Jul 2021

• On 7 July 2021, the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation hosted a webinar that summarised the feedback gathered during the Trustees’ 2020 Consultation and explained how the Trustees have responded to that feedback. The speakers also outlined the Trustees’ strategic decisions and the remaining steps before the Trustees make a final determination on the new board by the United Nations COP26 conference in November 2021.

• We comment on the proposed amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution

• 30 Jun 2021

• We have commented on the amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have proposed in order to enable the creation of a new sustainability standards board under the governance of the Foundation.

• Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees discusses path to global sustainability standards

• 29 Jun 2021

• At a CFA Institute symposium today, Erkki Liikanen, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, talked about the Foundation’s work to meet the information needs of investors and other capital market participants regarding sustainability-related information.

• IOSCO report on sustainability-related disclosures, speech by IOSCO Chair

• 29 Jun 2021

• The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a report on issuers’ sustainability-related disclosures that elaborates on IOSCO's vision and expectations for the IFRS Foundation’s work towards a global baseline of investor-focused sustainability standards to improve the global consistency, comparability and reliability of sustainability reporting. In addition, the manuscript of a speech by IOSCO Chair Ashley Alder on the 'crucial' IFRS global baseline has been made available.

• IFRS Foundation launches Technical Readiness Working Group page

• 21 Jun 2021

• The IFRS Foundation has launched a new webpage on its site which contains information and meeting summaries related to the Technical Readiness Working Group (TRWG).

• Eminent Persons Group to advise Trustees on their sustainability initiative

• 07 Jun 2021

• The IFRS Foundation Trustees have announced the establishment of an Eminent Persons Group to provide strategic advice and counsel to the Trustees regarding the proposed formation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The group will also advise on the connectivity with jurisdictional initiatives.

• G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors support Trustees' sustainability initiative

• 05 Jun 2021

• The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G7 met virtually on 28 May 2021, and Finance Ministers met in London on 4-5 June 2021, joined by the Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Eurogroup, and Financial Stability Board (FSB). In their final communiqué they support the IFRS Foundation Trustees' initiative on sustainability reporting.

• Trustees to offer webinar on their sustainability initiative

• 04 Jun 2021

• On 7 July 2021, the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation will host a webinar that will summarise the feedback gathered during the Trustees’ 2020 Consultation and explain how the Trustees have responded to that feedback. The speakers will also outline the Trustees’ strategic decisions and the remaining steps before the Trustees make a final determination on the new board by the United Nations COP26 conference in November 2021.

• Call for nominations: Chair and Vice-Chair of the ISSB

• 01 Jun 2021

• The IFRS Foundation Trustees seek nominations for the role of Chair and Vice-Chair of the proposed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).